How Many Photos to Give Your Clients as a Photographer

As a photographer, you know that your job is more than just crafting beautiful images. As with any job, you spend a lot of time on things outside of your main job description. petapixel.com »

2022-09-26 21:11

The Best Way to Sharpen Your Photos in Lightroom vs Photoshop

The good folks over at PHLEARN have put together a really useful comparison and tutorial that shows you all of the different ways you can sharpen your photos in Adobe Lightroom vs Photoshop. For many photographers, deciding where and how to sharpen your photos can be a real Sophie’s Choice. If you never pull your […] petapixel.com »

2020-06-24 20:56

4 Top Tips for Taking Better Photos of Your Kids Indoors

We’re forever taking photos of our children. We want to remember those first experiences, milestones, and adventures. But how many of those photos come out the way you intended, and how many make it onto your walls and into photo books? I have 4 top tips anyone can use to help improve your photography and […] petapixel.com »

2020-06-15 17:18

How to take travel photos in your local neighborhood

Here are our top tips for taking experiential travel photos that sell—without stepping outside of your own neighborhood. The post How to take travel photos in your local neighborhood appeared first on 500px. iso.500px.com »

2020-05-01 14:30

Creating Dramatic Black and White Photos Using Curves and HSL Sliders

Among the most popular and eye-catching styles for black and white photography is the punchy and dramatic look. If creating monochrome photos this way has been your goal but have no idea how to achieve it, we have just the tutorial for you. thephoblographer.com »

2019-11-25 23:00

[Photo Keywording Tips] How to add effective keywords to help your photos get discovered

Want to get your photos discovered by 500px Prime buyers? Learn some photo keywording tips on how to add keywords to your images from one of our content editors. The post [Photo Keywording Tips] How to add effective keywords to help your photos get discovered appeared first on 500px Blog. iso.500px.com »

2019-09-24 02:12

How to Recover Deleted Files from Your Camera?

Losing any of your files can be a massive heartbreak, especially when it comes to your memories in the form of pictures. These memories are made with your friends and family that you want to hold dear to you all your life. digitalrev.com »

2019-06-28 03:00

Smart Photo Manager ibi Lets You Share Photos by Invitation Only

If you've ever been needed to share photos of your private events, trips, and slices of life only to your private network and favorite people, we may have found a great solution for you. And no, it's not another social media platform -- which is good, because we all know how crowded and cluttered that can get. thephoblographer.com »

2019-06-16 07:00

Get the Ultimate Photography Bundle for Just $97!

Ever been hesitant to print out your photos or even post your latest capture of your kid on Instagram, because you’re not exactly proud of them? (Even if you’re so proud of the people in front of your lens?) Then I have really good news: Photography is simply a skill, so that means you can learn and get better at it! If you want a shortcut to photos you’ll be proud to share, you need to check out something called the Ultimate Photography Bundle. photographyblog.com »

2018-02-28 14:00

SwapSnap Wants to Take Hammer and Nails Out of Hanging Your Photos

If you're one of those people who's been awoken in the middle of the night by a photo falling off of your wall, you may want to consider what SwapSnap is trying to offer. Essentially, they're a photo printing company that is trying to let you print your images with them and hang the images on your wall without damaging your walls. thephoblographer.com »

2017-07-19 22:00

Your Photos May Have Colors Screens Can’t Display

Did you know that some colors in the world are too intense for an average consumer computer screen to display? In this 3-minute video by Tom Scott, see how one really intense pink is just too pink for your screen. petapixel.com »

2017-07-19 19:48

Why Printing Your Photos Will Make You a Better Photographer

Print your photos. This little piece of advice goes far beyond the simple joy of holding a photograph in your hand. In fact, printing your photos will make you a better photographer and help you hold on to the fulfillment that comes from taking pictures. petapixel.com »

2017-04-24 21:11

How to Color Your Photos Using the HSL Tool in Lightroom

Today, it’s becoming increasingly harder for your style as a photographer to become recognized. Of course, there are prolific photographers such as William Eggleston and Stephen Shore whose use of color is almost instantly recognizable. petapixel.com »

2017-04-14 18:22

How to Tell a Story in Your Landscape Photos

Sometimes when I go to new locations, they can be so awe-inspiring that I feel photographically challenged. When this happens, I need to take a step back and think about the location’s special traits that fill me with such awe. petapixel.com »

2017-03-06 20:55

What Do You Do When a Celebrity Uses Your Photos Without Credit… Twice?

What do you do when a celebrity with almost 5 million followers on Instagram shares your photography with their audience without credit… twice? That’s the question fashion photographer Don Mupasi is wrestling with this week. petapixel.com »

2017-02-03 19:55

4 Steps to Improve Your Photos (and How to Use Tone Curves)

One of the beautiful things about photography is that you can always learn new things and adapt as new technology comes out. For example, the first camera I ever shot on was a 35mm film point and shoot, and now I shoot on a full frame DSLR. petapixel.com »

2017-02-02 22:00

A Comprehensive Guide to Protecting Your Photos Online

As a photographer, you obviously want to spend your time focusing on your passion: capturing great images, being creative, and making art. Unfortunately, in our connected world, photo security is a very real concern. petapixel.com »

2016-12-10 01:48

Picky Chooses Your Best iPhone Photos and Auto-Enhances Them Too

Photo editing startup Polarr has launched a new app for iOS called Picky. Using artificial intelligence, Picky not only selects your best iPhone photos, but it’ll automatically touch them up for you too. petapixel.com »

2016-12-09 00:05

How to Speed Up Your Lightroom Editing By Using Anchor Photos

One of the ongoing pain points of being a photographer is the time we spend editing. Don’t get me wrong, I love turning a flat image into something breathtaking, but it does take a while to get through a batch of 1000+ photos from a wedding or concert. Combine that with the volume of events […] petapixel.com »

2016-12-06 23:51

Ricoh Keenai photo management system launches with smart tagging

Ricoh has announced the launch of a new photo storage and management service called Keenai. With Keenai, photographers can upload and store original resolution photos and videos, sync the content across multiple devices and share the content with others. dpreview.com »

2016-12-06 22:36

Ricoh Unveils Keenai For Managing Your Photos and Videos Across Platforms

In this day and age, we are all taking photos and video on a range of devices across different operating systems, for different purposes, in different places. It can be hard, nearly impossible really, to keep track of all your photos and videos without intense effort on our parts - more effort than most people want to give. thephoblographer.com »

2016-12-06 17:04

Google’s Free PhotoScan App Is Here To Save Your Old Photos

In the age of smartphones and the cloud, the vast majority of photos can be backed up to the cloud pretty easily, but what about your polaroids or old printouts? Of course, traditional scanning and backing up has always been an option, and there are also a variety of services that will scan and digitise your images for a fee (or not, as was recently the case for scanmyphotos. digitalrev.com »

2016-11-16 03:00

Handmade: 10 Photos To Spark Your Creativity

See who won our Handmade Photo Quest.

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2016-11-10 22:13

Tutorial: How To Make Food Levitate In Your Still Life Photos

Make your photos come to life with this exciting levitation tutorial!

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2016-10-19 21:36

Google Photos Gets New Features to Find, Animate, and Rotate Memories

Google has announced a new update for Google Photos that brings four new features for finding, animating, and rotating your precious memories. In the area of reminding you of old photos, the app can now reveal old photos of the people found in your recent ones. petapixel.com »

2016-10-13 22:25

Keegan is an Online A.I. Photo Coach Who Critiques Your Photos

Want to have your photos critiqued… by a computer? Keegan is a new online personal photo coach that can do that. Show Keegan one of your photos, and he’ll do his best to give you technical feedback to improve your photographic skills. petapixel.com »

2016-10-08 19:43

32 Colorful, Winning Photos That Will Catch Your Eye

Explore the wonderful world of color in pictures...

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2016-09-30 14:41

3 Colorful, Winning Photos That Will Catch Your Eye

Explore the wonderful world of color in pictures...

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2016-09-30 14:41

ColorWorks Transforms Your Photos into Wall Art Made of Crayons

Forget printing your photos on paper. There’s a company out there that can turn your favorite cityscape or family portrait into… crayon art. Mosaics made up of hundreds or even thousands of different colored crayons. petapixel.com »

2016-09-29 23:32

Your Phone Isn’t Uploading HD Photos to Facebook by Default

After upgrading my phone and switching over to iOS, I began uploading videos and photos to Facebook using the app itself… only to find out that it was not uploading my files in high-definition quality at all. petapixel.com »

2016-09-28 17:58

20 Composition Techniques That Will Make Your Photos Look Better

There are no unbreakable rules when it comes to how you should compose your photographs After all, who likes rules except for your old school principal or heads of H.R. departments? There are however, several guidelines you can use to help improve the composition of your photos. boredpanda.com »

2016-09-19 16:59

20 Composition Techniques That Will Improve Your Photos

There are no unbreakable rules when it comes to how you should compose your photographs. After all, who likes rules except for your old school principal or heads of H.R. departments? There are however, several guidelines you can use to help improve the composition of your photos. In this tutorial, I’ve listed 20 of these […] petapixel.com »

2016-09-14 19:33

11 cheap Photoshop alternatives for photographers at every level

11 alternatives to Photoshop Adobe Photoshop – now 26 years old – is the worldwide gold standard of pro-level image editing production and workflow. So why even consider using another photo editing app? Plenty of reasons: You may not need Photoshop’s heavy-duty firepower or you may not want to invest the time and effort required to scale its learning curve. dpreview.com »

2016-08-24 15:00

11 Photoshop alternatives for photographers at every level

11 alternatives to Photoshop Adobe Photoshop – now 26 years old – is the worldwide gold standard of pro-level image editing production and workflow. So why even consider using another photo editing app? Plenty of reasons: You may not need Photoshop’s heavy-duty firepower or you may not want to invest the time and effort required to scale its learning curve. dpreview.com »

2016-08-24 15:00